Re: What is your favorite Martial Arts film? Favorite actors?
 

Thinking of watching the Fist of Fury sequels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alel...JhaWxlcg%3D%3D

So many mentions. Why? The answer is obvious. Inarguable.


https://youtu.be/oqAnBoOFIjQ?feature=shared



You're welcome.

Too slow of a fight scene.

There are three scenes there. And, no, they aren't slow!

Stunt People co-founder Eric Jacobus is working as a stunt coordinator today, having done even a Bollywood movie "The Man Who Feels No Pain". He also interviews fellow action stars and stunt talent on his YouTube channel.

Some new favorites:

Alain Moussi (The Kickboxer reboots, Jiu Jitsu, King of Killers)
Andy and Brian Le w/ Daniel Mah aka The Martial Club Team (They did the fight choreography on Everything Everywhere All at Once and Andy played the Death Dealer in Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings)
Andy Long Nguyen (Jackie Chan Stunt Team member who starred and choreographed a Vietnamese martial arts comedy, Luc Van Tien - highly recommended...think it's still on Tubi)
Jennifer N. Linch (Vietnamese martial artist who starred, wrote, and directed Kung Fu Ghost)
Ryan Padilla (star of Prepare to Die)
Natalie Burn (uses her skills in the underrated Til Death Do Us Part)

Enter the Dragon, and Bruce Lee as favorite actor.

While I enjoyed a handful, I didn't really get into martial arts/wuxia films until much later in life. And it was mostly about Bruce. But now that I've done the deep dive, there are a lot to love.

Acting wise - Ti Lung, looking so cool in his Eastwood-esque poncho in The Magic Blade (1976), Jimmy Wang Yu (One Armed Swordsman, Master of the Flying Guillotine), Cheng Pei-pei and lady whirlwind herself, Angela Mao Ying (When Taekwondo Strikes)

JeeJa Yanin was a blast in Chocolate, especially fun when she'd imitate other martial artists, and you'd go, oh, she's doing Bruce there, or Jackie or Jet or Tony Jaa.

Favorite directors, Chang Cheh and King Hu

Favorite Movies aside from Enter -
Five Element Ninjas
Fist of Fury
Crippled Avengers
A Touch of Zen
Drunken Master II
Five Fingers of Death
Iron Monkey (original cut)
Heroes of the East

I don’t watch a whole lot but “13 Assassins” was ace. The kid in me will say ever Van Damme movie pre “Nowhere To Run”

This is not really my genre but this one is an old favorite of mine:


And I was and remain a huge lover of:


Other than that I would say...

Sword Of Doom
Lady Snowblood
Rocky 1, 2, 3
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Iron Monkey
Enter The Dragon
Lone Wolf McQuade, Forced Vengeance, A Force Of One, The Octagon

Re: What is your favorite Martial Arts film? Favorite actors?
 

For a second, I saw the thread title as "Martian Arts films." Couldn't think of any good answers to that one off the top of my head.

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Re: What is your favorite Martial Arts film? Favorite actors?
 

Journey to the West (2013).

Re: What is your favorite Martial Arts film? Favorite actors?
 

I'm a fan of Hiroyuki Sanada. He's f**king amazing. I was able to get a copy of The Twilight Samurai.

https://youtu.be/Lp-9GEA75pk?si=CTtLF6wBgJtmbUTi

https://youtu.be/aJCvrUlf3tM?si=xf3FLx2s4XNBu5x8

https://youtu.be/nvxvQgIC0MA?si=grLqHMFtGjf18zWs

https://youtu.be/7K9-BV8iN50?si=sgBUCiS-hLd3Y_id

Re: What is your favorite Martial Arts film? Favorite actors?
 

I don't know about actors, but here are some films I like quite a bit:

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
A Touch of Zen
Harakiri
Rashomon
Sanjuro
Seven Samurai
Yojimbo

Overall, no great interest in the genre from me.

Re: What is your favorite Martial Arts film? Favorite actors?
 

Here is Hiroyuki Sanada in a Japanese Martial Arts Tournament when he was young.

https://youtu.be/R10xFIRX-ZM?si=cJa67Fbb8ww8iVDX

My favorite martial arts film? I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen a martial arts film.